The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-27


has met with singular good fortune out on
the tide of the Alabama boom. Mr.. w. G
Ledbetter, of this city, recently invested
capital to the amount of $500 in real es-
tate at Admission, Alabama. A few days ago
he sold the property for $4,000, making
clear profit of a cool s31, 900. Mr.. Ledbet-
ters family will leave for Ann:ston Sat-
urday.
= The Ladies Aid Society of the Presby
terrain Church held another one of their
Dime Sociables, which are becoming so
Justly popular, at the residence of Mr.. M.
n. Williamson on Friday night. The oc-
casion vas interspersed with singing and
recitationsjT some of the participants being
attired in special costumes which furnished
much merrimenas 70 the lockers on.
= The enterprisiIisss FIRM Of Messrs. Ash
craft & Owens have gctton' up an ingenius
word puzzle for the solutich'of which they
offered as premium the nams Of the article
obtained by solving the puzzle. The answer
Is, eff you wish to be free from coughs OF
colds, use DIR. Flints' cough syrup.
- The Twin City Cornet Band hay{e;s r..
ceived lot of new music which was order
ed last week. The progress of the band
continues encouraging and committee has
been appointed to arrange for some kind Of
entertainment to be rendered soon for the
benefit of the band
- Col. Alspaugh and DR.. Burkhead, who
went from this city to Raleigh last week to
attend the meeting of the Trustees of TRIM.
ty College, report that the same arrrnge-
ment will be continued as to the admins
tration and management of the College.
The breaks for the past day or two
have been the most satisfactory of any for
several weeks. The tobacco brought in
makes fine average of grade, and the
prices have been exceptionally good, much
of it running from $25 to $50.
They say Winston has several walk
ing bar-rooms in the shape of some worthy
limbs of Ethiopian persuasion, who carry a
limited stock on their person and may be
called in any time and made to produce a
bottle on short notice
- The Graded School Commissioned
elected Mr.. r. D. Brown at their meeting
Tuesday night to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of DR.. c. H. Wiley.
- Mr.. Joseph P. Ollinger, of Milton.
Florida, came to this city Friday and re-
moved his daughter home who has been
sick ut Salem Academy.
= Messrs. r. J. Reynolds and J. E. Gill
mer are renovating the old Merchants Ho-
tel inside and out, and we suppose they will
open out shortly.
A new departure we mean peanut
parcher was the centre of an admiring group
at the tea Dot establishment the other day.
= Mr.. Sam Pritchett. formerly of the
iirm of Smoak & Pritchett, spent several
days in the city the past week.
= A letter from our canvasser "Willie
NeaF arrived too late for this issue. but
will keep until our next
- he Forsyth RiHemen are ordered to
meet in their Armory next Monday night
in full dress uniform.
Mr.. w. II. Marler and lady who have
been on an extended bridal tour have re-
turned home
= Winston is negotiating for the estab-
iishment ola system of telephone lines in
town.
The street lamps were burning till sew.
eral hours after sunrise Wednesday morn
irg.
= Reprs sentative Fl. E. Fries spent the
Sabbath in the Twin-Cily.